Line of Reasoning
Acronyms
Rhetorical Triangle
Misc Vocab
AP Exam Tips
100

What are the 3 components of Line of Reasoning 

Claim 

Reasoning 

Evidence 

100

what does SOAPS stand for 

Subject 

Occasion 

Audience 

Purpose 

Speaker  


100

The three sides of the Rhetorical Triangle

What is speaker/author, subject, and audience.

100

Logos, Pathos, Ethos

Logic, Emotion, Credibility 

100

What is the first essay presented on the exam?



Synthesis

200

TRUE OR FALSE:
the formal structure of a thesis 

TRUE 

200

DIDLS

Diction 

Imagery 

Details 

Language 

Syntax 

200

Two factors that must be taken into consideration when examining speaker/author

What is exigence and ethos.

200

Rhetoric

The art of writing or speaking, the power of words

200

How long is the exam?

3 hours and 15 minutes

300

THE FORMAL ______ OF AN ARGUMENT

structure 

300

CRAAP

Currency 

Relevance 

Authority 

Accuracy 

Purpose 


300

Two factors that must taken into consideration when examining subject

What is logos and purpose.

300

Crazed Rhetoric

Big claims with no backing

300

How many passages are there to analyze for the Synthesis section?



6-7

400

the validity of the conclusion depends on rhetor's understanding of the _____

audience 

400

CHORES

Curent events 

History 

Our experience 

Reading 

Entertainment 

Sports 

400

Three factors about the audience that must be taken into consideration 

What is the audience's beliefs, values, and needs.

400

Warrent

The underlying reason for the claim

400

What is the percentage breakdown for the Multiple Choice and the FRQ?



Multiple Choice is 45% and FRQ is 55%



500

TRUE OR FALSE:

THE LINE OF REASONING IS MAINLY ALWAYS AT THE END OF THE INTRO 

TRUE 

500

SPACE CAT

Speaker 

Purpose 

Audience 

Context 

Exigence 

Choices 

Appeals 

Tone 

500

The type of relationship between each side of the triangle

What is a dynamic relationship.

500

Exigence

Urgency 

500

What college does Mrs. Lorenz’s niece go to?



Western Connecticut State University



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